What color is #2C324E?

#2C324E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C324E?

The RGB value is 44, 50, 78: 44 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C324E?

The complementary color is #4E482C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C324E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C324E color

#2C324E rgb(44, 50, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2C324E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 19.6% green and 30.6% blue (44, 50, 78).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#2C324E color codes

HEX	`#2C324E`
RGB	`rgb(44, 50, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 19.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.46, 5.75, -18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.46, 18.91, 287.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.554, 3.367, 7.669)`
Decimal	`2896462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C324E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2C324E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C324E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2C324E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c324e; }
.text { color: #2c324e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c324e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 50 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c324e, #372c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2C324E?: #2C324E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C324E?: The RGB value is 44, 50, 78: 44 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C324E?: The complementary color is #4E482C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C324E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.